Happily
faced with a package of boneless pork chops, slave decided to try
something new. We have done many dishes with a brown sauce and many
with either a Bar B Que or plain tomato sauce. We have even baked
them with beans! How about a creamy sauce with apples and onions?
As
long as you have taken the time the night before to brine the pork,
these will come out juicy with a heavenly taste and simple elegance
that will impress your favorite tummy!
Ingredients:
1
package boneless pork chops (4 or 5)
4
baking apples (Granny Smith or Gala)
1
medium onion
1
pint light cream
½
teaspoons poultry seasonings
(optional
green onions)
Brine:
¼
cup kosher salt
½
cup apple juice
¼
cup maple syrup
Directions:
The
night before, mix the brine in a medium bowl. Place the chops in
zipper plastic bags, two per bag. Divide the brine among the bags.
Seal and place in refrigerator overnight, turning once in the night.
Pre
heat the oven to 350 and spray a 9 x 14 baking pan.
Rinse
the chops off and pat dry with paper towels.
Make
cuts into the side with the strip of fat, otherwise this will shrink
and curl up.
Peel
and cut the apples and chop the onion.
In
a large skillet over medium high heat, 2 tbs of oil will help you
brown the chops. Just brown, not cook: about 4 minutes per side.
Spoon
out some apple sauce to make a bed for the chops in the baking dish.
Fill
in with the apples and onions, then pour the light cream slowly over
the dish. You want it to fill in the gaps, not splash over the sides.
Cover
with foil and bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a thermometer stuck
into the chops comes out 155 degrees.
Remove
the chops to a platter and lay foil over to rest the meat. Pour the
apple-onion cream mixture into a medium sauce pan and heat over
medium high heat. Make a slurry out of ½ cup water and 1 tbs corn
starch, mix well and stir into the pan to thicken, this will happen
fairly quick, so watch as you stir.
Slave
wanted color to serve with this so into the microwave went a package
of mixed vegetables.
Serve
with the platter of chops, a side dish of vegetables and a side dish
of the apple – onion gravy! You might want to garnish with slices
of green onion for more color. Use only the green parts!
This
produces the most succulent chops. The gravy mixture is only slightly
sweet with after-tones of sour, and the bright vegetables offer the
perfect and easy to fix completer for the table.
Since
this is so different, how about some different type of music, a piano
roll!
Serving
my Master with joy in my heart!
socialslave
To
satisfy and restore.
To
nourish, support and maintain.
To
gratify, spoil, comfort and please,
to
nurture, assist, and sustain
…..I
cook!
Please
buy slave's cookbook:
The
Little Black Book of Indiscreet Recipes by Dan White
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F315Y4I/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_vAT4sb0934RTM
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